tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579527662719267590.post9205228191419897419..comments2014-09-01T16:53:29.091-07:00Comments on Zoe's Incredibly Interesting Blog: Deep thoughts on my music careerzoecellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752051969960329718noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579527662719267590.post-77892715285718867752010-07-05T14:33:59.090-07:002010-07-05T14:33:59.090-07:00hey mark,
itunes decides the sampling rate. that&...hey mark, <br />itunes decides the sampling rate. that&#39;s why i&#39;m loving bandcamp...they allow higher quality. best! zoezoecellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752051969960329718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579527662719267590.post-86324473931048095562010-07-04T17:54:53.710-07:002010-07-04T17:54:53.710-07:00Who determines the sampling rate for mp3 and iTune...Who determines the sampling rate for mp3 and iTunes songs? Do you have any control over that?Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579527662719267590.post-33183713346815601932010-05-17T07:10:02.104-07:002010-05-17T07:10:02.104-07:00Wonderful little interview/article. A very interes...Wonderful little interview/article. A very interesting readDavehttp://www.101domains.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579527662719267590.post-52002069801752310582010-03-30T19:27:28.604-07:002010-03-30T19:27:28.604-07:00I recently came across your post and have been rea...I recently came across your post and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don&#39;t know what to say except that it caught my interest and you&#39;ve provided informative points. I will visit this blog often. Thank you.Business Loanshttp://www.ezbusinessloans.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579527662719267590.post-32329508183866868022010-02-01T13:43:40.075-08:002010-02-01T13:43:40.075-08:00Your thoughts about recouping a label&#39;s invest...Your thoughts about recouping a label&#39;s investment and a record contract being a &quot;very expensive loan&quot; are right on target. <br /><br />Self-production is the smarter route for a musician who wants to make the music *they* like to make, and it is now possible to self-distribute on a global scale. <br /><br />If the music you like to make happens to be the music other people want to hear or license, then you are golden. <br /><br />If it doesn&#39;t happen that way, then at least you have enjoyed what you&#39;ve been creating.<br /><br />Also, I like the way you debunk the notion that music for commercials is somehow &quot;selling out&quot;-- as you say, you&#39;ve already made the music, they want to use it, and you haven&#39;t had to do this for ads that promote some bunch of Vogons.Utenzilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689848544394599624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579527662719267590.post-19900973244317074882010-01-15T19:08:04.349-08:002010-01-15T19:08:04.349-08:00Thanks for sharing Zoe!
I just found out about yo...Thanks for sharing Zoe!<br /><br />I just found out about you and your music, and if more artists modeled your attitude, there would definitely be less whining in the music world! I particularly like the long-term view you have. I already like you as a person, and I have barely heard your work!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04929884562344670043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579527662719267590.post-8651585590933854762009-12-07T18:00:00.760-08:002009-12-07T18:00:00.760-08:00Hey Zoë! I learned the character code for putting ...Hey Zoë! I learned the character code for putting the umlaut(?) above the e in your name.<br /><br />It&#39;s been amazing hearing your music and I am happy to hear you&#39;re able to do what you want to do, earn your bread and butter, and expand and grow as a human and musician.<br /><br />I for one went in search of your music on piratebay (mainly out of eagerness). Much to my surprise, I saw a personal post thanking me (and others) for interest in your music. <br /><br />So, I closed piratebay and went to the site and ordered the album directly from you. It was more more enthralling anticipating the mail then it was watching a percentage meter crank away.<br /><br />As the outlets online change, so do the ways we&#39;ll get music. But as I continue to hear, the *ahem* assholes that are i nbetween the artist and the exposure of their creations are being circumvented or cut out all together. =)<br /><br />Anyway, I just wanted to pop by and say thank you for the beautiful music!<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Mattsattmimshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14833347214822215724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579527662719267590.post-7944255537399595092009-11-21T08:01:16.529-08:002009-11-21T08:01:16.529-08:00Hi Zoë,
I just found your blog and your music, an...Hi Zoë,<br /><br />I just found your blog and your music, and am listening to &quot;Sun will set&quot; as I write this. I love your originality and the soundscape you&#39;ve created. As a former cellist, I also just love the sound of the cello, which also helps!<br /><br />It&#39;s also really interesting to read about how you&#39;ve created such an individual career for yourself. My wife&#39;s a professional violinist with little desire to follow the &quot;standard&quot; orchestral route, so it&#39;s inspiring to see how you&#39;ve created a niche and a following doing what you love.<br /><br />Wishing you much success!<br /><br />Andrew<br />-- <br /><a href="http://www.myliszt.com" rel="nofollow">www.myliszt.com</a>Andrew Wardhttp://www.myliszt.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579527662719267590.post-44607990557995248872009-11-20T11:37:49.439-08:002009-11-20T11:37:49.439-08:00Your blog is totally &quot;Incredibly Interesting....Your blog is totally &quot;Incredibly Interesting.&quot; :)<br /><br />I&#39;m at a university, studying the entertainment industry and music business. When I was a kid, I wanted to work for a record label or a management company. I no longer want to be a part of the traditional music industry. (They keep saying that it&#39;s disappearing anyway.) <br /><br />All I want to do now is figure out a way to help amazing, independent musicians like you. I&#39;m way more interested in the art than the industry. Wonder where I&#39;ll end up...<br /><br />Anyway, keep on keepin&#39; on, slow and steady. I&#39;m always looking forward to new music from Zoë Keating!!Abbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02708336097603477820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579527662719267590.post-20388212782008351562009-11-18T17:50:06.685-08:002009-11-18T17:50:06.685-08:00Hi zoe Im Luis from Argentina south America. Im a ...Hi zoe Im Luis from Argentina south America. Im a lyric singer student and from a long time ago I was wondering what can I do with all the knowledge of ableton and academic music I know. And well just like a miracle I listen your work years ago. And then I could listen your album (thanks pay pal XD)<br /> It is really inspiring what you do and I hope you came someday to our country to play your music (I hope in the Colon theatre ^^) .<br /> I think that you are going to be part of the &quot;contemparaneous music history&quot; and i mean it. You are amazing &amp; I hope you have even more sucess Zöe... :D<br /><br />Any advice for an &quot;avant singer&quot; I will really apretiate it? ^^<br /><br /><br />Arrivederci! Chevediamo dopo! <br /><br />LuisClases Ableton Live Buenos Aires Argentinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01472638268078453191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579527662719267590.post-79474669030770956582009-11-17T20:08:28.358-08:002009-11-17T20:08:28.358-08:00I just listened to the quantum chello podcast. I ...I just listened to the quantum chello podcast. I sat in my drive-way for several minutes listening to your improv piece, I didn&#39;t want to miss anything. Absolutely stunning. I somehow missed the beginning, when I realized the first track was made by one person I was thoroughly amazed and impressed.<br /><br />I&#39;ll be buying your CD soon, so another vote to keep making music and stay independent.dennisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579527662719267590.post-69566456119739978532009-11-15T16:34:26.940-08:002009-11-15T16:34:26.940-08:00I recently came across your music when I downloade...I recently came across your music when I downloaded &quot;Quantum Cello&quot; from Radio Lab. I was immediatly hooked on the second song that you played, the one that you had yet to give a title to. It was so beautiful and haunting that it keeps echoing in my mind even when I sleep. <br /><br />I can really understand your view on not signing for a large record label. With music as beautiful as yours, I think that you should keep on doing whatever makes you happy and that will bring you the greatest success of all.<br /><br />I look forward to buying any and all of you CDs that I can get my hands on. As well as seeing a live preformance.Aprilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579527662719267590.post-80414604624554724482009-11-07T14:20:41.571-08:002009-11-07T14:20:41.571-08:00Dang!I read the whole thing about web/pay/pidgeon-...Dang!I read the whole thing about web/pay/pidgeon-holed mainstream music promoters etc.,and then felt compelled to comment how incredibly interesting this blog was so I went to the top of the page to sign in on this Dang!..incredibly interesting blog.....True Story...Anyway I am gonna hear me some Zoe very,very soon and I&#39;m gonna like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579527662719267590.post-84556122948830233092009-11-06T11:55:03.835-08:002009-11-06T11:55:03.835-08:00Zoe, I follow you on twitter (username: novelsmith...Zoe, I follow you on twitter (username: novelsmithing), and I&#39;m really impressed with this blog entry. What got me the most is when you said that &quot;what I&#39;m doing is worthwhile, even if no one hears it&quot;. I&#39;m a writer, and I&#39;ve also been rejected by major publishing houses because my work doesn&#39;t really fit a genre or what is now selling. So I&#39;ve started publishing my own work. I sell some, but not a lot because I don&#39;t have a big marketing machine behind me. But at least I get to write what I love to write. My writing is who I am, and I spend all day actually thinking and writing about what matters most to me. And, yes, it doesn&#39;t really matter if no one reads it. I love what I do. You are an inspiration to many people in this world. And the world is changing. You are the change.<br />David SheppardDavid Sheppardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05779757832499320509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579527662719267590.post-3485532221413350472009-10-27T03:30:57.465-07:002009-10-27T03:30:57.465-07:00Zoe,
I found your music tonight after a friend on...Zoe,<br /><br />I found your music tonight after a friend on Facebook posted a video of you playing. I&#39;m a fan of Apoloclyptica and I&#39;m delighted to find another cellist who can make unique music. I think it&#39;s awesome that in this day and age, you can find an artist who is true to the music and not the popular vote. I think record labels are going to realize, very soon, that the viral market of the internet is where artists will gravitate. If you make good music and have a Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter account, you&#39;re pretty much going to be able to carry yourself.<br /><br />People wouldn&#39;t follow you if they didn&#39;t want to read what you have to say. To be honest, I compare Twitter to stalking for the digital age. All 1.1 (almost 1.2) million people are stalking you. We&#39;re in your bushes!ubelong2matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05066359554693844842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579527662719267590.post-22685686020834082812009-10-24T10:09:13.870-07:002009-10-24T10:09:13.870-07:00Uncommonly good sounds are heard as soon as one lo...Uncommonly good sounds are heard as soon as one logs on to your site; pity I lose them when I come her.<br /><br />With increasing concern in the world over noise damaged hearing [frequent exposure to 80+dB], would you ever consider wearing custom-made musicians&#39;monitors or attenuators during rehearsal and/or performance?<br /><br />Interesting comments about Twitter - if it has helped you, why don&#39;t you &quot;follow back&quot; all the people who have been good enough to follow you? Carina K [singer in Florida} does and gets a lot of support.<br /><br />Ian [aka @EasiEar on Twitter]Easi-Earhttp://www.easi-ear.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579527662719267590.post-48777793499180683622009-10-23T19:48:17.586-07:002009-10-23T19:48:17.586-07:00I already looked up to you as an artist when I hea...I already looked up to you as an artist when I heard Legions the first time a year ago; but reading this made me look up to you as a person.<br /><br />The recording industries are funny little entities. You would think such outdated models would simply crumble to dust. I guess they have their claws sunk into the system beyond reform, and will always be there to bother people who progressed beyond their silly dark ages charade.<br /><br />There is nothing wrong with finding success in things you enjoy doing. It is even better that you are your own leader. Not many people can say that for themselves, no matter what their occupation is.<br /><br /><i>In my opinion, you are living the dream, and I hope it only gets better for you.</i><br /><br />Someday I hope to, too :)<br /><a href="http://thecrandallster.tumblr.com/post/221008739/zoe-keating-is-one-of-my-favorite-cellists-i" rel="nofollow">Ray</a><br /><br />PS - Nerds are betterAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15603533426577707998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579527662719267590.post-8487828052659819062009-10-07T10:28:32.438-07:002009-10-07T10:28:32.438-07:00oh bother, already someone tried to post icky spam...oh bother, already someone tried to post icky spam in a comment. deleted, but now I&#39;ve turned on comment moderation....zoecellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752051969960329718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579527662719267590.post-21068042061680653652009-10-02T07:42:16.787-07:002009-10-02T07:42:16.787-07:00I think it is very important to the future of art ...I think it is very important to the future of art as a whole that more people follow the example you are setting here. What was particularly striking was when you mentioned how the entire music industry is geared towards selling albums that are similar to other albums sold, well that is not just the case with the music industry but rather with any and all things that a corporation wishes to sell as a product. So yes, I&#39;m very impressed and I hope more artists choose to use modern technology and the internet to maintain their creative freedom. The world is overdue a massive influx of original and creative ideas because lets face it, things have been rather bland for the past 20 years or so.<br /><br />Looking forward to the new album! :)Geo Sevennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579527662719267590.post-57713834391904252492009-10-02T06:52:52.080-07:002009-10-02T06:52:52.080-07:00Looking back at your income. It doesn&#39;t inclu...Looking back at your income. It doesn&#39;t include the licensing check we sent you that you still won&#39;t cash. :)<br /><br />Most people who&#39;ve listened to our CD usually say the best song on it is our transmogrification of &quot;We Insist&quot;. I still listen to your material and with about half of it just want to put in drums, a bass and some electric lead guitar.rubber universehttp://www.myspace.com/rubberuniversenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579527662719267590.post-60108504731803866462009-10-01T14:21:22.654-07:002009-10-01T14:21:22.654-07:00Hi Zoe,
A secret admission is I normally get your ...Hi Zoe,<br />A secret admission is I normally get your news, sigh that my location is not the US, stick your CD on the player and think no more about it (unless you happen to be supporting gigs in Brighton again!)<br /><br />However, today was intriguing and I thought I&#39;d mosey onto the blog and have a look around. I really love your light and open writing style. Of course the content&#39;s interesting, and it matches up with what I&#39;ve seen of you, but everyone&#39;s commented on that, and it&#39;s lovely to see someone able to express themselves well in type, even if you did feel a nervous monkey on t&#39; tele!<br /><br />As for not being able to sing along to your music, I do. I sing, and dance, and sometimes play whichever instrument is handy along to it. Thanks for it. Looking forward to the new one!Miss Debshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499754337210843595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579527662719267590.post-18540948443615999972009-09-29T17:57:41.542-07:002009-09-29T17:57:41.542-07:00Zoe,
I&#39;ve arrived Kuwait today, and on Thursd...Zoe,<br /><br />I&#39;ve arrived Kuwait today, and on Thursday embark for a place where your music makes a difference in my life. Your epic song, Fern, provides a space for me-it&#39;s in my head on takeoff, touchdown, and here, 3AM in the morning. Where I am beginning to tune up to the time zone here in the middle east.<br /><br />The cello creates beauty, gets under my skin, and fills my abdomen with words. I am a musician and I played a stint for two years in Seattle with a cellist and a djembe(ist) - my music dealt with all sorts of issues, one poem in particular by Langston Hughes, I adapted to music - the cellist did things with this poem, accompanied by my guitar and voice, and the drummer where one could easily imagine the tree, the hanging, the crowd, the grief - it&#39;s an instrument that breathes... <br /><br />Song for a Dark Girl<br /><br />Way Down South in Dixie <br /> (Break the heart of me) <br />They hung my black young lover <br /> To a cross roads tree.<br /><br />Way Down South in Dixie <br /> (Bruised body high in air) <br />I asked the white Lord Jesus <br /> What was the use of prayer.<br /><br />Way Down South in Dixie <br /> (Break the heart of me) <br />Love is a naked shadow <br /> On a gnarled and naked tree. <br /><br />I am moved by your music, your authenticity, it&#39;s priceless. I will prepay for any music project you embark on...<br /><br />I have a son in Seattle in a band. They&#39;ve just released their first album. They are doing it the hard way with lots of $ from a few dedicated parents, israfelmusic on myspace... I&#39;ve sent him some of your replies - I&#39;ve preached to my son not to sell out...<br /><br />Anyways, authenticity, being human, adapting, is beautiful, intriguing and always far more sexy than focus groups producing music.<br /><br />Rickrdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03954548667606254761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579527662719267590.post-90035941783748330802009-09-29T14:30:17.944-07:002009-09-29T14:30:17.944-07:00After both Amanda Palmer and MC Frontalot tweeted ...After both Amanda Palmer and MC Frontalot tweeted about you in one day, I had to read your blog and start following you on twitter. <br /><br />Good for you for creating your own path!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14362507336596027100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579527662719267590.post-36669616648381246512009-09-29T10:26:12.812-07:002009-09-29T10:26:12.812-07:00Zoe, I just discovered you through the TechCrunch ...Zoe, I just discovered you through the TechCrunch piece, and I&#39;m instantly a fan! I love your music, and your method of making a living from it. I would very highly recommend to you that you go to www.techdirt.com and read everything that Michael Masnick has to say about the new state of the music industry, and most importantly, his articles about CwF+RtB (Connect with Fans + Reason to Buy). Your business model is a perfect match for what he is talking about, and I think that if you looked into some of his ideas about selling the &#39;scarce&#39; facets of your business model, you could make quite a bit more money without selling out, and in the process, you&#39;d be connecting with your fans on an even deeper level.<br /><br />Look into it, I hope the advice works for you, and I wish you continued success!Chethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10697351971682683745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579527662719267590.post-76619794532543604772009-09-29T10:22:59.440-07:002009-09-29T10:22:59.440-07:00Zoe - thanks for sharing the info on your digital ...Zoe - thanks for sharing the info on your digital downloads. Real-world data on these things really helps other independent musicians make informed decisions; I think I&#39;ll be sending more fans to my iTunes page in the future.radionowherehttp://www.radionowhere.netnoreply@blogger.com